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#Newsflash | Learn How to Make a Crispy-Yet-Chewy Bangladeshi Bread

Posted on January 20, 2021
Not to be confused with Roti or Bhatura, Paratha is a flaky, ghee-fried flatbread that’s popular in the Indian Subcontinent. The most common Bangladeshi version (sheka or cheka) has countless crispy layers, but is still chewy, and it goes with just about any kind of meat and vegetable. Plus, it can scoop up curries, dip
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#Newsflash | The Glorious Sandpiper + Other Self-Improvement Opportunities

Posted on January 14, 2021
Sandpipers are tiny wader birds that complete roughly-19,000-mile treks from Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego to the Artic and back every year. Deborah Cramer is a nature writer who followed some sandpipers, or red knots, on their annual migration and wrote about it in her book, The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, An Ancient Crab, and
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#Newsflash | Queens Residents Receive Princely Gifts on Three Kings Day

Posted on January 12, 2021
The weather was cold, but hearts were warm on Jan. 6, when the Queens Economic Development Corporation and Latin Women in Action handed out educational supplies such as chalkboards and pencil holders during a special Three Kings Day Celebration at Corona Plaza. With financial support from New York Community Bancorp and New York Community Bank
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#Newsflash | Check Out Documentary on Queens Food Vendors + Meet Filmmaker

Posted on January 7, 2021
A table for two? The tables are turned? A periodic table? Corny puns aside, the Queens Historical Society will stream a thought-provoking, mouth-watering documentary, Small Kitchens, on Sunday, Jan. 10, at 2:30 pm. The 25-minute film explores the physical connections and social contrasts of food preparation at a Nepali restaurant and a Mexican food cart
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#Newsflash | Plants. Polar Bears. The Perfect Cup of Tea. Queens Has A Workshop For Just About Everything!

Posted on January 6, 2021
Queens is going workshop crazy! The world’s most diverse borough hosts opportunities to learn about everything from penguins to chocolate to Central Asian ethnic groups over the next few days. Most sessions are free and online, but a few are actually on site. Children can head to Alley Pond Environmental Center for The Science of
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#Newsflash | Find Out Who’s Wintering In Jamaica Bay

Posted on December 29, 2020
Does Don Riepe ever sleep? The American Littoral Society’s official Jamaica Bay Guardian leads a Winter Waterfowl Workshop on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 11 am. He’ll explore the cold-weather residents of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and discuss survival skills. It’s free, but registration is required. Waterfowl dominate the area during the cold months, but
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